this is bbc news. the headlines. a huge night for scotland at hampden park — as they face croatia — for a battle to the last 16 but a draw would put both teams out. england are guaranteed a place in the knock—out stage whatever their result against the czech republic in their match — but they'll go through as group d winners with a victory tonight. since gotland fans are already in the party mood as they wait for the match to began. this is a live pitcher in glasgow where fans are gathering of course outside the stadium. we will bring you the latest on both games throughout the course of the evening. in other news in time for vaccination they say the date of

looks good for restrictions being lifted completely on the 19th of july. in scotland first minister announces restrictions will be lifted fully until the 19th of august. lifted fully until the 19th of august. a father whose two sons died of aids after they were given infected blood products at a hampshire boarding school breaks down at the public inquiry. and i'm going to miss these boys every day. yeah, every day. a �*national scandal.�* mps say white pupils from poorerfamilies, have suffered �*decades of neglect,�* in england's education system. and the dating app bumble gives all its employees a week off to deal with burnout after the pandemic, i'll be hearing more ways employers can ease staff stress later this hour.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. well, england and scotland both play their third, and final game in group d of euro 2020 tonight. scotland, who are on just one point, must beat croatia at hampden park to go through to the next stage of the competition. here's the team coming outjust a few moments ago. here's the team coming out just a few moments ago. if they do, it'll be the first time in their history they've made it through the group—stage of a major tournament. they are without billy gilmour — who impressed against england on friday — after he tested positive for covid—i9. and england, who've already qualified for the last 16 are taking on the czech republic at wembley. harry kane captains the side, which sees a start for the aston villa midfielderjack grealish. mason mount and ben chilwell are both unavailable,

as they are self—isolating are being in close contact with billy gilmour after friday's match against scotland. in a moment, we'll talk to olly foster at wembley, where england are taking on the czech republic. first to lorna gordon in glasgow to talk about scotland playing croatia. yes that game just got under way a couple of minutes ago. i'm in the covert secure a fans own just a couple of miles away from hamden. everybody here has tickets, they are at allocated tables, they're staying within but there are 3000 pentair and the atmosphere is electric. the singing of the national anthem, everybody stood up he could probably hear right across the city. there is also a lot of young people here which is really interesting. this is a family—friendly event of course these young people who have never seen scotland play at this level before. this is such a big dealfor

tartan army fans. disappointment in fact the word they use is guarded about the fact that billy gilmore isn't playing tonight. he of course testing positive for covid. but they are still hopeful they have faith in the manager who says he hopes they will be a new national hero emerged on the pitch tonight. the faith in the manager, theirfaith in the team and they are very hopeful that against croatia who remember, reach the finals at the last work up, they are still ever hopeful that scotland will find a way through. i’m are still ever hopeful that scotland will find a way through.— will find a way through. i'm sure the fans are _ will find a way through. i'm sure the fans are hoping _ will find a way through. i'm sure the fans are hoping they - will find a way through. i'm sure the fans are hoping they are - will find a way through. i'm sure i the fans are hoping they are cheers and screams will be heard a couple of miles away in hampden park to kind of g of the team whose morale must�*ve been boosted by the performance against england last friday. how worried are people that so much of that seem to be down to billy gilmore? he added so much to that nights game. without him, the team will have the same spirit. i’m

team will have the same spirit. i'm startin: to team will have the same spirit. i“n starting to hear you a little bit with the noise of the match and the crowd behind but you know, billy gilmore did boost the scotland team. that is a fact. that great game on friday night against england where scotland performed so well. england might say 0—0 was a loss but here in scotland that draw was very definitely seen as a win. i think people are disappointed he's not there. but you know, the team builds in for eventualities, losing players along the way. the manager says they are well prepared. billy gilmore was are well prepared. billy gilmore was a callous manic talent on friday night. so they will be hoping that —— talisman. hoping they hold their nerves against croatia. film. -- talisman. hoping they hold their nerves against croatia.— -- talisman. hoping they hold their nerves against croatia. oh, there we no. the nerves against croatia. oh, there we 90- the fans — nerves against croatia. oh, there we go. the fans already _ nerves against croatia. oh, there we go. the fans already on _ nerves against croatia. oh, there we go. the fans already on their -

nerves against croatia. oh, there we go. the fans already on their feet. . go. the fans already on their feet. hopefully a lot more of that during the course of the evening. let's talk to ali foster who is at wembley for us. ali, just to ask you first you were kind of absence the fans they are slightly different for your experience. —— 0lly foster. at least you'll be able to hear the atmosphere from inside. what are people been saying to you as they went into this evening? how confident are they because the whole this is over covid muster kind of rattle some of the fans? yet this is over covid muster kind of rattle some of the fans? yet you got that auoin rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on _ rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on the — rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on the pitch _ rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on the pitch for— rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on the pitch for the - rattle some of the fans? yet you got that going on the pitch for the last i that going on the pitch for the last 48 hours because was friday night that that match between england and scotland, a really drab, lifeless affairfrom england scotland were absolutely fantastic. billy gilmore at the heart of that, he tested positive and because there was close contact with two england players mason mount and bend chill well in the tunnel afterwards the england pair have had to self—isolate missing this game against the checks. they are back at st.

george's training camp and they're going to have to train individually away from the main group. very, very unlikely that they will be available to the last 16 tie probably this time next week if england when they will be back here playing a very good side on either germany, france or portugal in the last 16. that's disrupted england's plans. the fans probably more worried about how they played against these thoughts. it was flat, some sections of the fans actually put england off after that. they started very confidently in their group against croatia. three points they are struggling with the winner. but then that goal is draw and people say well this wasn't the right centre, harry kane still a shot on target. but i can tell you that england have started against the incredibly brightly. in sterling inside the first two minute hits a post. a fantastic lover, a beautiful through ball from shore whose retained his place in sterling just

lobbed the keeper. but it rattled the outside of the post england has started brightly. they've made four changes mount having to drop out of the starting line—up as he isolates. and the real eye—catching change is the real issue had a half—hour cameo against the scots. he starts and a lot of the england fans they talk about him wanting great wish to start feeling that he could be the spark that gets england to win and sort of gets them going again. but if they do when yes it's going to be great for morale and give them a spring in this step going into the last 16. spring in this step going into the lasti6. but spring in this step going into the last 16. but it's been a really, really tough route to get back here towards the semifinals and the finals without even looking at the finals. just look at the match against either the portugal ali cristiano ronaldo, germany has got their mojo back again. all the world champions france, take your pick. not an easy pick, that one. just in

terms then if i can ask you what do you think we learned from england's match against croatia that the scots might find useful to think about given that they are the home team that has to worry about getting through tonight. melt that has to worry about getting through tonight.— that has to worry about getting through tonight. well the croatian ca tain is through tonight. well the croatian captain is one _ through tonight. well the croatian captain is one of _ through tonight. well the croatian captain is one of the _ through tonight. well the croatian captain is one of the best - through tonight. well the croatian captain is one of the best playersl captain is one of the best players in the world. that midfielder even in the world. that midfielder even in defeat he looked incredible against england and in paris sick alongside of him, bras of x they have hundreds of caps that they are so experienced was that it is at midfielder three who they really got to keep quiet. while saying that i have a look at the croatian team, but very being presumptuous. croatia, they really are streetwise, they will world cup final is, of course they knocked england out of the semifinals three years ago. they are a very different croatian team, perhaps ageing but they know their way about. and they come alive in

major tournaments. and this is the great shame that billy elmore at wembley at the age of 20 came of age and looks fantastic and such a shame that he didn't have the opportunity to go up against the heart of decoration defense. they will know all about croatia but i think they are at hampden taking confidence from this match against england, a few nights ago they should be really, really up for it. obviously it was stuart armstrong a fine player himself coming in for billy gilmore. they've got some fantastic players in that scotland team. in the arsenal player in defence and the arsenal player in defence and the tom and i who plays for manchester united and obviously they've got in the robinson the captain. hopefully i haven't looked at the score, they are going to hang on and they nick that when and then we will have three whole nations into the last 16 and wouldn't that be something. into the last 16 and wouldn't that be something-— into the last 16 and wouldn't that be somethina. ~ ., �* , , be something. wouldn't it 'ust. olly

foster in wembley. h be something. wouldn't it 'ust. olly foster in wembley. let's _ be something. wouldn't itjust. olly foster in wembley. let's hope - be something. wouldn't itjust. olly foster in wembley. let's hope that| foster in wembley. let's hope that mr gilmore gets another chance to show what he can do on the pitch during the course of this at euros 2020. thank you very much. we will have a sports bulletin shortly and i have a sports bulletin shortly and i have time about quarter to nine or thereabouts were going to be talking about the and former bbc sports writer bows and we will find out how all the euros and all the other stories are covered by the newspapers. the first additions here on the bbc news journal at 1030 and 1130 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are 0livia utley and rob merrick. let's move on we will keep go back to football of course as appropriate. the health secretary matt hancock says the latest coronavirus data looks encouraging for the remaining covid restrictions to be lifted in england on 19july. in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said that's the earliest date restrictions

will be eased, but they won't be lifted compeltely before august. across the uk the number of covid deaths recorded in a week has dropped below 100 for the first time since the end of last summer. here's our health editor, hugh pym. 0ne hospital where life is more like it was before the pandemic. at clacton in essex, there haven't been any covid patients for three months now, not unlike some other hospitals in the uk. and a contrast to what was happening during the months of peak pressure. deaths in the uk with covid are now at their lowest since august, and the health secretary said, for england, the data was looking favourable for the easing of restrictions next month. we are on track for the opening on the 19th ofjuly, and we will watch vigilantly, and we will look at the data in particular at the start of next week, but i would say that the data over the last week or so has been encouraging. covid case rates in

the uk are going up. this chart shows the rolling seven day average per 100,000 of population. daily hospital admissions are increasing, but they are nowhere near where they were back at the peak in january. in an area like the north west of england, though, hospital admissions are rising more rapidly. the north is one area where cases of the delta variant, first identified in india, were spreading rapidly. case numbers in one of the hotspot areas, belton, are now falling. scotland has seen the highest daily reported cases since january, but the first minister said vaccines were keeping hospitalisations and death numbers low. she said although easing would be delayed, there would be significant easing onjuly the 19th, with more to come later. we can now see a route to lifting restrictions and enjoying again the simple, precious pledges we have all enjoyed so much. the path ahead is not obstacle free, and i won't pretend it is, but it is clearer now than at any

point so far. thanks to vaccines, normal life is much closer, it is within sight. for ministers and health leaders in all the uk nations, the hope is that as many adults as possible get vaccinated in the next few weeks to further reduce the risk of serious illness and pressure on the nhs. in newcastle today, a pop—up vaccination centre was targeting the 18 plus age group. i know i've been waiting for this day since march last year. it's quite weird, actually, quite weird knowing that the end is at least hopefully in sight. for yourself and for your individual freedom but for the country in general, so it's very important. just feel a bit more safer, i suppose. . and also ijust hope that others l will feel safer as well and be able to start to do a little bit more knowing that you have that. little bit of security. the vaccination programme has had an impact that health officials will want to see more data before being confident about the ending of restrictions. hugh pym, bbc news.

the latest government figures show that in the past 24 hours, 27 deaths were reported. 11,625 new infections were recorded — that's the highest since daily rate since the middle of february. that means there was an average of 10,343 new cases per day in the last week. an it issue means there is no uk vaccination data today. just vaccination data today. to bring you an update fron wembley. just to bring you an update from wembley. good news if you're an england supporter. england has gone 1-0 england supporter. england has gone 1—0 up. goal scored england supporter. england has gone 1—0 up. goalscored by england supporter. england has gone 1—0 up. goal scored by raheem sterling. the headlines here. euro 2020 at stake for scotland as fans watch face croatia. things have changed sterling score for england that they are leading the match against the

czech republic 1—0. more time for vaccinations the minister says the data looks good for restrictions being lifted completely in england on the 19th ofjuly. but some restrictions will still be in place in scotland says nicola sturgeon on till the 9th of august. we talked last night on this programme about the infected blood inquiry that's been going on for quite a while now and it's continuing at the moment where hearing evidence from families and some of the former pupils in hampshire where the young people there were a given, many suffering from blood clotting problems were given infected blood products. the father of two former pupils who died of aids after they receive blood at the boarding school in hampshire for children with disabilities broke down at the public inquiry as he paid tribute to his sons. his boys were among more than 70 pupils in hampshire who died after being given contaminated blood products in the

19705, 19805 to treat their haemophilia. 0ur health correspondentjim reed reports. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. lee peach and his brother, jason, were born with the blood disorder haemophilia. in the 19805, they were given a new type of treatment called factor eight. it was later found to be contaminated with hiv and other viruses. i swear by mighty god... at the public inquiry today, their father saw documents suggesting his sons were being tested for hiv without his knowledge. where you told, john, that your son was having aids—related investigations and tests undertaken at treloar's? no, especially not that early, 1983. christ. both jason and his brother were pupils at treloar's college, a specialist boarding school, and were treated at the nhs medical centre on the site. 72 young haemophiliacs there lost their lives to hiv or hepatitis. a public inquiry has heard some

harrowing testimony here this week, often from former pupils at the school. families ultimately want to know if more could have been done to protect young boys at that time. i'm going to miss these boys every day. every day. the people responsible for distribution and regulation of blood products have a lot to answer for. all i ever wanted was the truth. and i hope this inquiry delivers it. lee and jason died as young men in the mid—905. their father says giving evidence today was important for the survivors that remain. i hope they both understand that i'm doing it for the boys that have for the boys that are left, all their friends at the college. i'd like to see them get to the truth and the government stand up and put their hands in their pockets and the lads, you know, "we're very sorry this has happened, but we're going going to look after you."

because some of them are really struggling, believe you me. they have struggled every single day of the week. former pupils have been following proceedings closely this week. the government has said it will pay for compensation, ——full if that is what is recommended when the wider public inquiry the government has said it will pay full compensation, if that is what is recommended when the wider public inquiry concludes next year. jim reed, bbc news. let me take you back to glascow where fans are in a slightly subdued mood at the moment because croatia have scored in hampden park. it's 1-0 have scored in hampden park. it's 1—0 in hampden park in wembley england 1—0 up against the czech republic. white pupils from poorer families have been let down by "decades of neglect" in england's education system. that's the damning verdict of a group of mps. the chair of the education select committee, robert halfon, has described the situation as a "national scandal". ministers insist they're committed to making sure no child is left behind. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys.

it's really important that children appreciate their heritage and where it is they come from. so you see... i think for generations now we have forgotten some of these communities. there's very little to kind of aspire to. claire—marie runs a group of schools across mansfield. her own childhood was on a big estate — now she is determined to raise ambitions. the traditional academic route absolutely has a place but i do think there needs to be a rethinking around what education is for. so she told me the school has a food bank, runs courses for parents in basic skills and encourages children's curiosity, getting them to think about differentjobs. i'm in yearfive. i want to be a vet. i'm georgia, and when i grow up, i want to be an interior designer. |

harry runs a successful vintage clothes business but after school, he did one low paid job after another. unless you've been given an opportunity and you've got family that can help you out, you're going to be stuck in those jobs, just dead end, you know? relentless hard work means harry has his own shop, but mps say others are let down by a system that sees only poverty, not place or circumstance. if it's just about poverty, why is it other ethnic groups on free school meals out—perform white working class pupils on free school meals? you are saying to poor white communities, who are struggling, who are underperforming compared to almost every other ethnic group, you're saying they are people of white privilege. the use of the term white privilege, according to the chair of the committee, contributes to systemic neglect of white disadvantaged communities and i would have to disagree — that is not the reason

for disadvantage. poverty, social class and underinvestment has been a contributory factor. this report calls for a fundamental rethink in what schools and education deliver for white working class communities because, as it spells out for decades, there's been evidence that too many children have had their life chances limited by what they see around them, what they are able to experience. by the place that they grew up in. at harry's old secondary school, they have kept many practical subjects, notjust life skills like cooking, but design and technology. mps say more of this is needed, in communities where families want vocational routes as well as sending their first child to university. i feel like a lot depends on your family, what they have done previously and if you want to follow what they have done.

i've never had a person in my family go to university, so it's quite a big thing on my shoulders. this school is trying to teach future skills. the government says it is levelling up, increasing technical education, but the real test will be if these pupils get good jobs when they leave. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. well, we can speak now to the former education secretary, justine greening, whojoins us from south west london. good evening, thanks for being with us on bbc news. and a breakfrom the football to join us on bbc news. and a breakfrom the football tojoin us this us on bbc news. and a breakfrom the football to join us this evening. we will try not to keep you away for too long. hopefully you get to see the replacer and have time. i know this is something you feel very strongly about not least because you grow up in a working—class family. dad was a steelworker, am i right in saying that? from mansfield at her. you know the area well. it's an

interesting point if you got that kind of social economic aspects the same why is there still a difference in performance? why our children from minority ethnic backgrounds from minority ethnic backgrounds from working—class backgrounds are outperforming their white counterparts? do you think this report in any way helps us understand that question any better? partly but i think the reality is we need to get onto solutions. i think we all understand that a young persons development is notjust what happens in school but also what happens in school but also what happens outside of school. i think the challenge in too many communities is not only how schools not being good enough and not achieve enough outcomes for their young people. actually they've also had to come from problems that they young people are facing outside of schools. we have to get onto solutions. i think we've had a lot of education select committee

inquiries over the years, a lot of increasingly talking rightly about how white working—class children are not getting good enough grades. i think one of the things i really focus on whilst i was in education because this matters to me so much on the very personal level was putting in place something we called opportunity areas. they did exactly what i was just talking about. not only did they work inside schools, working with teachers and helping them to improve education they also crucially did work outside schools. they did tackle some of those issues that do affect young people. that can be the extent to which parents are able to support development. that can be the extent to which local businesses are giving work experience and raising aspirations. it could also be joining experience and raising aspirations. it could also bejoining up for example with the nhs in one of the opportunity areas in bradford for example make sure that local children had proper eye test. it turned out that several hundred didn't have the right classes

prescriptions and that was one of the reasons why uc was poor. the inquiry report really doesn't add a huge amount i think to what we already knew and understood the problems to be. what we really now need to do for these communities is move off debating the issues and get onto solutions and rolling out more opportunity areas it more of those communities. notjust in the north but also as the report show, communities in places like essex, east sussex, gloucestershire, 0xford shire, was to share all places highlighted actually as having really challenging education systems for young people. i really challenging education systems for young people-— for young people. i went to a comprehensive _ for young people. i went to a comprehensive inner - for young people. i went to a - comprehensive inner unemployment in the west country. i take exactly the point you're making about there's a danger of trying to find a characterised particular areas and don't talk about solutions with a one solution you talked about is in a sense in inspirational one or

aspirational one is showing people examples and you said a former interview, you grew up, he is really know business people, even though lawyers. how important is that in how do you build the links then with businesses or professions to those areas that are not already represented? i areas that are not already represented?— areas that are not already represented? areas that are not already reresented? ~ . ., , , represented? i think having a sense of what opportunity _ represented? i think having a sense of what opportunity looks _ represented? i think having a sense of what opportunity looks like - of what opportunity looks like really matters. it's really hard for young people to aim for careers that they just don't even young people to aim for careers that theyjust don't even know exists let alone what they actually mean. i've always said i would never have considered law because i had never met a lawyer growing up for the ad love to start my own business but i didn't even know anyone who is running a business let alone anyone who had set when up from scratch. what i've been doing since i left is actually working on a campaign called the social mobility pledge. which is all about mobilising businesses around the country to really played much more of a role on helping young people. not only

understand what careers are like by going into schools but also practically giving them work experience was that we know what a big difference that makes for young peoples developmental problem solving, working in teams, all sorts of things. and with all of these amazing businesses and also it some incredible universities that are really plugged into local communities without design what we call the level and up goals and they are breaking down is leveling up challenges into forging clear goals. summer education but what they show are some are about connecting young people up with high qualityjobs and having more high—qualityjobs in local communities. so young people can really see what's going on. we had a big debate today about why some communities have low aspirations and perhaps why more ethnic minority communities in cities have higher aspirations and are doing better in school. i think part of that is just there is more opportunity on the doorstep for young people to see and to really aim at. the challenge of a place

like london where i am sad right now is how do you connect those young people and they come out of that education system that is doing better for them with those amazing careers that are on the doorstep? that's a problem we have here. but everywhere in the country faces a different leveling up challenge and i think as a select committee said today that many communities that really does still start with fixing education. �* ., , ., , , , really does still start with fixing education. �* ., , ., , education. and does that, simply a auestion education. and does that, simply a question but _ education. and does that, simply a question but not _ education. and does that, simply a question but not a _ education. and does that, simply a question but not a simple - education. and does that, simply a question but not a simple answer, | education. and does that, simply a i question but not a simple answer, in yourjudgment does not mean we need to commit more resources is a country to education? i to commit more resources is a country to education?- to commit more resources is a country to education? i think the bottom line _ country to education? i think the bottom line is _ country to education? i think the bottom line is yes, _ country to education? i think the bottom line is yes, it _ country to education? i think the bottom line is yes, it does. - country to education? i think the bottom line is yes, it does. and | country to education? i think the | bottom line is yes, it does. and if we want to have better outcomes that will mean more investment but it's investment that will generate a return in the future through higher skilled young people who can really drive the economy forward. but that's not the only part of the solution. we have to have many more businesses stepping up to the plate, spreading opportunities into those

communities that don't have enough. and we really have to line them up with some amazing charities and efforts in communities across the country that are also supporting our young people to do better. it really is about this partnership between sartre policy, more opportunity areas that are play space, great companies that can really talk about careers and bring them alive and then fantastic efforts in local communities that can tailor all of that effort to their particular priorities in their communities and really bring it to a live at a local level. and get everybody behind a push to improve education outcomes. thank you very much. time for a look at the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello clearing skies across much of england and wales will lead to a fairly chilly night for the time of year. temperatures down to three or four degrees in the countryside still holding onto some patches of cloud towards the far southeast and south of england.

it will be a much milder night than last night in scotland and northern ireland and the reason, cloud continuing to spread further east but some outbreaks of mostly light and patchy rain. some misty conditions around coastal hills as well but double figure temperatures as we kick off in the morning. we will keep plenty of cloud here again with some patchy rain. also parts of northwest england and north and west of wales during the day where southeast wales much of southern, central and eastern england maybe parts of eastern scotland will see some sunny spells at times. and feeling pleasantly warm where you see those with a much warmer in southeast england compared with recent days as this weather ——wind is much lighter here temperatures just creep into the low 205, this area of cloud and patchy rain moving south on thursday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... scotla nd

scotland downbeat as croatia lead 1-0 at scotland downbeat as croatia lead 1—0 at hampden park. scotland downbeat as croatia lead 1-0 at hampden park.— scotland downbeat as croatia lead 1-0 at hampden park. scotland must win if they are _ 1-0 at hampden park. scotland must win if they are to _ 1-0 at hampden park. scotland must win if they are to progress _ 1-0 at hampden park. scotland must win if they are to progress to - 1-0 at hampden park. scotland must win if they are to progress to euro i win if they are to progress to euro 2020. better news for england, they are already through to the final 16, and raheem sterling scored early in the first half, 11 minutes in against the czech republic at wembley. more

first half, 11 minutes in against the czech republic at werr at ey. more against the czech republic at wembley. ministers say the data looks good for coronavirus restrictions to be completely lifted in england on 19july, but not until

the 9th of august in scotland. they are leading at 1—0 at half—time. well, let's speak to the sports writer and broadcaster mihir bose, who's been watching the first half of england taking on the czech republic. how are you? i'm very well. i think this has been _ how are you? i'm very well. i think this has been a _ how are you? i'm very well. i think this has been a tremendously - this has been a tremendously improved england performance. creel is playing in midfield, people have talked about how this is our generation's paul gascoyne — that might be overdoing it but he's a wonderful player. the big question that the nation has been waiting for— will harry kane score? what's wrong with him, is he thinking of his moving democrat moved to manchester city? harry is making the

right positions, getting into the right positions, getting into the right positions, getting into the right positions, showing a lot more determination and he mightjust have scored. and i think harry at his best would've scored. he got the ball and, from that position, he probably looking ahead, they seem

the match. looking ahead, they seem to be rather underpowered on friday, they're running better tonight. how do you think it looks for england in that final 16? i do you think it looks for england in that final 16?— that final 16? i think it looks good for england- _ that final 16? i think it looks good for england. one _ that final 16? i think it looks good for england. one of— that final 16? i think it looks good for england. one of the _ that final 16? i think it looks good for england. one of the things - that final 16? i think it looks good for england. one of the things of| for england. one of the things of tournament play, which some people misunderstand, is that you don't need to hit the deck running right at the first match of a tournament. if you look back, the only major tri— england has had was the 1966 world cup. they started out badly and they have... look what garrett southgate did with the team in the 2018 world cup. got much further than we expected. i think this performance encourages me to believe that if you can sustain it, i think they can match any opponent. italy at the state looked the most formidable, but i think if england slowly matured, it's the maturing of a tree — you don't want it to early.

—— it to flour to early. aha, a tree - you don't want it to early. -- it to flour to early.— -- it to flour to early. a forest of talent by — -- it to flour to early. a forest of talent by the _ -- it to flour to early. a forest of talent by the end _ -- it to flour to early. a forest of talent by the end of— -- it to flour to early. a forest of talent by the end of this - talent by the end of this competition. i hope he enjoys the second half. for england managers, they might find this very useful because we'll be speaking to the stress management society. the dating app, bumble, says it's been busier than expected during the pandemic and has decided to give all its staff a week off to deal with burn—out. its 700 employees around the world have been told to switch off and focus on themselves — as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it's the dating app where women make the first move. what if, after all this time at home, there is nothing to talk about? this american business has plenty to talk about. bumble has seen a surge in users during the pandemic and has made its debut on the stock market. now it's given its staff time off, fully paid,

to recharge the batteries. saying... i guess it's good that with the stress of the pandemic, they're actually thinking about their employees, which is a good shout. i don't know. is it realistic, though? yeah, can every company do that? i don't need it, really, do i? so, might as well continue working, you know, there's no need - for me to take a day off. especially a week off. but what if you had to give up the comforts of the office and work from home? the desks are still pretty empty in this corner of london, 15 long months and counting. so, this big accountancy firm gave its 16,000 workers the day off yesterday. a bit of a breather. it's pretty relentless. it's hard to get a break. it's hard to get a break from work, you're working in your own home, it's very easy to keep on going back

to the laptop or glancing at your phone. so i think it's really important that we and other employers really put well—being of their people at the very top of the board. jennifer met a colleague for a cup of tea. it was just a different feeling to taking a day's leave. we've been given today to do whatever we wanted with and we did leave the laptops and things at home. just completely disconnected from work and we just felt so relaxed and so happy. and it's amazing... few firms will be able or afford to follow bumble's move, but more companies, it seems, are looking for ways to allow their weary workers to unwind. emma simpson, bbc news. duncan rzysko, chief of creativity, happiness and innovation at the stress management society, joins me now. that's a wonderfuljob title. and you get more happiness and creativity then maybe some other

people and other businesses. but what advice would you give them? it's great for bumble to do this for its employees, it's also probably good publicity for the company. but if you're talking about sustainable improvement in people's well—being, how do you think that could be most usefully achieved?— usefully achieved? well, it's nice to actually _ usefully achieved? well, it's nice to actually come _ usefully achieved? well, it's nice to actually come up _ usefully achieved? well, it's nice to actually come up democrat. usefully achieved? well, it's nice i to actually come up democrat onto the media until a good story when it comes to workplace stress. usually if we are contacted about workplace well—being, it's because of a bad news story. could be there's some data release that says stress is on the rise. i think this is about being strategic in the workplace. well—being is something that connects all human beings and affects all of us, and is made up of loads of different components. giving your stuff a week off is fantastic and good in the short term. however, what you're doing is taking away people's demand. if that's all you're doing is taking

away their demand temporarily, then they're going back to the same levels of demand. the bumble story is that actually they gave people three months notice to say they are giving them a week off injune, therefore they were able to be a bit more strategic and plan their time off. i think... more strategic and plan their time off. ithink... i more strategic and plan their time off. i think... i think workplace stress is about identifying risk factors. it could be the way he managed changes in the workplace, it's about assessing risk factors and see what you're doing or not doing so well, and really trying to prioritise people's well—being in the workplace. it's about having a strategy, and it's good to have a good news story about stress in the workplace for once. just good news story about stress in the workplace for once.— workplace for once. just on that question. _ workplace for once. just on that question. you — workplace for once. just on that question, you can _ workplace for once. just on that question, you can see - workplace for once. just on that question, you can see big - workplace for once. just on that - question, you can see big companies, it may be easier in some ways a kind

of plan these things and even achieve them. but presumably you have a lot of smaller companies that are having to manage stress on the existing work pattern, they can't do something on this scale. but what can an employer even in a small company do that might reject democrat reduce stress levels? from your experiences, are there think society has done that work regardless of which workplace you are actually employed in? the mantra is little and often. _ are actually employed in? the mantra is little and often. rather— are actually employed in? the mantra is little and often. rather than - are actually employed in? the mantra is little and often. rather than big - is little and often. rather than big gestures, it's about first you have to survey the people and see what works and what doesn't. you have to have a pretty robust strategy in place for workplace well—being, just like you would with a marketplace strategy, well—being is exactly the same. we have plenty of resources on stress at our website and loads of free things to download for businesses and individuals to do on

their own. you wouldn'tjust their own. you wouldn't just slapdash their own. you wouldn'tjust slapdash go in and say try this, it's appropriate to use a scientific method which is to test, see what works and what doesn't, what are the actual risk factors and address those first. really, you address the loudest barking dog — what is the thing that's really troubling most people? ijust that thing that's really troubling most people? i just that and everything seems to slide off the back. in the short term... seems to slide off the back. in the short term- - -_ seems to slide off the back. in the short term... , ., ~ y., , short term... duncan, thank you very much. short term... duncan, thank you very much- thanks — short term... duncan, thank you very much. thanks for _ short term... duncan, thank you very much. thanks for having _ short term... duncan, thank you very much. thanks for having me! - short term... duncan, thank you very much. thanks for having me! are - much. thanks for having me! are stresses building _ much. thanks for having me! are stresses building because - much. thanks for having me! are stresses building because we've. much. thanks for having me! are - stresses building because we've only got a few seconds left before the weather. here's nick. hello, clearing skies across much of england and wales will lead to a fairly chilly night for the time of year. temperatures down to 3—4 degrees in the countryside still holding onto some patches of cloud towards the far southeast and south of england.

it will be a much milder night than last night in scotland and northern ireland and the reason — cloud continuing to spread further east but some outbreaks of mostly light and patchy rain. some misty conditions around coastal hills as well but double figure temperatures as we kick off in the morning. we will keep plenty of cloud here again with some patchy rain. just feeding into parts of northwest england and north and west of wales during the day where southeast wales much of southern, central and eastern england maybe parts of eastern scotland will see some sunny spells at times. and feeling pleasantly warm where you see those with a much warmer in southeast england compared with recent days as this wind is much lighter — here temperaturesjust south on thursday. creep into the low 205, this area of cloud and patchy rain moving

this is bbc news — democrats say the united states is in a battle to protect its democracy — they blame republicans for trying to limit the right to vote. republicans also say america is fighting to protect its democracy — and they blame a voting system they say is open to fraud. although there's scant evidence that is true. the impasse comes to a head in an hour's time with an obscure procedural vote that will tell us a whole lot about the future of voting rights here. we'll talk to house speaker nancy pelosi, who pushed the bill through the house. a house divided cannot stand — well, make that a country. author george packer lays out his view of an america he says is divided and unstable. also in the programme... dr anthony fauci is warning

of the dangers of the delta variant,